Epidemic of sexually transmitted infections slows, CDC says, but some still trending upward in New York state, LI
The CDC did not break out most data for county or region, but for New York State in 2023, there were 12,393 cases of all stages of syphilis, or a rate of 63.3 cases per 100,000 people. By both measurements, those numbers were the lowest in three years.
Sexually transmitted infection rates slow, CDC reports
The number of sexually transmitted infections (STI) in the United States in 2023 was down nearly 2% from the year before, a sign the epidemic could be slowing, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Tuesday.
New CDC data shows cases of sexually transmitted infections, diseases starting to slow
Based on the most recent CDC data, Georgia was ranked 3rd for gonorrhea, 5th for chlamydia and 14th for cases of syphilis, by number of reported cases.
Epidemic of sexually transmitted disease has slowed in U.S. but not in Georgia
The U.S. syphilis epidemic slowed dramatically last year, gonorrhea cases fell and chlamydia cases remained below prepandemic levels.
Sexually transmitted disease epidemic slows in US with fall in syphilis and gonorrhoea cases
"I’m encouraged, and it’s been a long time since I felt that way” about the nation’s epidemic of sexually transmitted infections, said the Center for Disease Control (CDC)
STD epidemic slows as new syphilis, gonorrhea cases fall in US
The U.S. syphilis epidemic slowed dramatically last year, gonorrhea cases fell and chlamydia cases remained below prepandemic levels, according to federal data released Tuesday.
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